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the 5.5 was designed to defeat the geneva convention. >> stephanie: right. >> caller: because it does through the action of the bullet what the old dumdum bullets used to do. >> stephanie: okay. all right. >> caller: when we throw them all in there together, when we make the laws and they got a common, i support the president on this, i'm really tired of the -- if the shooters -- nra people would spend less time shooting at one-dimensional targets, maybe they wouldn't be so one-dimensional in their thinking. >> stephanie: thank you very much. [ applause ] i don't care about the differences. i want to get them all. come get them. i hate them all. but i understand your point. to some people it makes a difference. let's go to oscar in chicago. you're on "the stephanie miller show." hi oscar. >> caller: how are you? thanks for taking my call. i think we're going about this the wrong way. we have to change the culture of guns in america. guns are glamor, they're part of our whole nation. we took over the nation with the native americans with using guns. people are in love with them. people
the 5.5 was designed to defeat the geneva convention. >> stephanie: right. >> caller: because it does through the action of the bullet what the old dumdum bullets used to do. >> stephanie: okay. all right. >> caller: when we throw them all in there together, when we make the laws and they got a common, i support the president on this, i'm really tired of the -- if the shooters -- nra people would spend less time shooting at one-dimensional targets, maybe they wouldn't be...
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around it to say does america want to be a country that abandoned the rule of law that abandoned the geneva convention, that doesn't have any reviewability, that doesn't -- executes its own citizens. do we really want to be without due process of law. i think the answer is no. i think it's time to draw attention to this problem so we can get some real debate going on it. >> bill: that doesn't get to the issue of all of the expansion of drones for the purpose we're talking about in this country. police departments already have them. fire departments, some of those uses again are justifiable. and applaudable right? then others, you've gotta wonder about. congressman keith ellison. paying new ground here. not for the first time on the issue of drone policy. your questions your comments on any issue. 1-866-55-press here on the "full court press" tuesday morning. >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv, this is the "bill press show." have the data and i want them to have the passion. but it's also about telling them, you're put on this planet for something more. i want this
around it to say does america want to be a country that abandoned the rule of law that abandoned the geneva convention, that doesn't have any reviewability, that doesn't -- executes its own citizens. do we really want to be without due process of law. i think the answer is no. i think it's time to draw attention to this problem so we can get some real debate going on it. >> bill: that doesn't get to the issue of all of the expansion of drones for the purpose we're talking about in this...
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the geneva convention, the withdrawal of u.s. troops would definitely -- the problem is when the supreme court decisions were made, the judge echoed the geneva convention saying it also applies to the end of hostilities setting up a kind of parallel geneva convention based on the a usf which won't be given up slightly by people with power and responsibility for it. the nba a provision to try to expand what it covers so dozen narrowly cover the taliban but can be expended so the president decides is the enemy, very troubling. we're putting a position where we can argue but i don't think the last 11 years have shown there is lots of institutional push for the war to be endless. >> this gentleman over here. >> i have a question, may be hypothetical or theoretical. what would happen if president obama would decide tomorrow i closed down guantanamo? he is commander-in-chief. if he would do this what would happen? could congress block it? what would happen if he would make the decision tomorrow? >> there are practical problems with whe
the geneva convention, the withdrawal of u.s. troops would definitely -- the problem is when the supreme court decisions were made, the judge echoed the geneva convention saying it also applies to the end of hostilities setting up a kind of parallel geneva convention based on the a usf which won't be given up slightly by people with power and responsibility for it. the nba a provision to try to expand what it covers so dozen narrowly cover the taliban but can be expended so the president...
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we have forged that completely, the geneva convention. the fact that people are supposed to be held until a certain time. >> combat troops. >> yes, but the problem is when the supreme court decisions were made, the judges echoed the geneva convention by saying it also applied until the end of activities, setting up a parallel geneva convention. aumf will not be given up likely for people. this is some of the problems we have seen. it did not want to narrowly cover just the al qaeda and taliban but could be expanded for whoever the president decides is the enemy. it's troubling. we would be put in a position that we can argue we've reached the end. the last 11 years have shown there's a lot of institutional push for this war to be over with. >> the gentleman over here. >> i'm from the german embassy. my name is joseph. i have a question that may be hypothetical. what would happen if president obama would decide tomorrow to close down guantanamo. he as commander-in-chief, if he would do this, what would happen? could congress or anyone bloc
we have forged that completely, the geneva convention. the fact that people are supposed to be held until a certain time. >> combat troops. >> yes, but the problem is when the supreme court decisions were made, the judges echoed the geneva convention by saying it also applied until the end of activities, setting up a parallel geneva convention. aumf will not be given up likely for people. this is some of the problems we have seen. it did not want to narrowly cover just the al qaeda...
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our contacts with all the parties who are trying to convince them in the need of complying with the geneva communiqué to all the parties have subscribed to the five permanent members the league of arab countries turkey union united nations all have subscribed to that communique but unfortunately the other participants in the group that was formed in geneva are sending. the wrong signals at least so ties with the opposition they have no contacts with a government that. takes advantage of their support for their position which is. to be conducted with the government and the coalition that was established in the. the coalition of syrian opposition in the problematic statement stated that their goal is a dismantling of the regime dismantling of structures runs counter to the geneva accords where we underscored the need to maintain the public structures and. the mistakes that have been made in the region in other countries of the issues and the opposition represented by that national coalition has refused to conduct talks in our western partners and some countries of the region welcomed the co
our contacts with all the parties who are trying to convince them in the need of complying with the geneva communiqué to all the parties have subscribed to the five permanent members the league of arab countries turkey union united nations all have subscribed to that communique but unfortunately the other participants in the group that was formed in geneva are sending. the wrong signals at least so ties with the opposition they have no contacts with a government that. takes advantage of their...
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not far from geneva -- geneva avenue. alex, i know you spoke to the mother of the victim, what did she say? >> reporter: she is earning anybody to come forward and help police and at this point they have a very vague description on that who opened fire on the two. the man killed in the shooting was 43-year-old daniel cologne a father to one son, a man who grew up in the air. relatives said the two men are were walking home from a nearby bar and he was shot in the upper body and police say his injuries are considered non- life threatening. the most man who died is worried about the little boy who lost his father in the shooting. >> he has a beautiful daniel junior who loves his dad very much. that is going to be very hard for him to go on without his dad. it is very heartbreaking for us. i still don't believe it. >> reporter: police say the shooter in this case ran away from the scene. he is described as the white or -- as white or hispanic. >> reporter: if you know anything, but a call into san francisco police. police te
not far from geneva -- geneva avenue. alex, i know you spoke to the mother of the victim, what did she say? >> reporter: she is earning anybody to come forward and help police and at this point they have a very vague description on that who opened fire on the two. the man killed in the shooting was 43-year-old daniel cologne a father to one son, a man who grew up in the air. relatives said the two men are were walking home from a nearby bar and he was shot in the upper body and police say...
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not far from geneva avenue. one person was shot and killed, another was taken to san francisco general hospital and is expected to survive. police right now are searching for the fun man who witnesses say was wearing all black. it happened saturday evening and gary jones was driving when somebody fired shots into his car. he was shot at least once and he died later at local hospital. police say that gunman escaped in a silver or white vehicle. >>> well, the san francisco 49ers are headed to the super bowl just in case you didn't hear after a thrilling victory over the atlanta falcons and janine de la vega says the falcons came back home last night. good morning jeanine. >> reporter: that's right, they are here at the training facility and you can bet the team will be here practicing for the next couple of weeks. ktvu channel 2 morning news was there as the team's plane touched down at 11:15 and people were cheering as the players and fans walked off the plane. they made their way to the headquarters in santa cla
not far from geneva avenue. one person was shot and killed, another was taken to san francisco general hospital and is expected to survive. police right now are searching for the fun man who witnesses say was wearing all black. it happened saturday evening and gary jones was driving when somebody fired shots into his car. he was shot at least once and he died later at local hospital. police say that gunman escaped in a silver or white vehicle. >>> well, the san francisco 49ers are...
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we hope the case against bush in geneva when he is trying to visit geneva. he canceled in 2011. >> he canceled his trip. >> we tried to make for his case when he went to visit canada but canada it does not accept our case. now have a case against canada also. we tried to open a case for him with pakistan, now in london. we tried to open a case against him. but also me and other people, they understand that what has happened for us and guantanamo does not mean all americans are like bush and his in ministration. there are some people that are good. they come to help us. they did not give any payments. they believe that strong. many of them -- i met him after i get my release. they said, we are against what is going on in there at guantanamo. but i am surprised at times when obama becomes president. he promised to close guantanamo, but he does not keep his promise. i wish he would keep his promise this year. >> what else do you have to say to president obama? >> i asked him to keep his promise to close guantanamo. guantanamo is a shame for usa obama has come c
we hope the case against bush in geneva when he is trying to visit geneva. he canceled in 2011. >> he canceled his trip. >> we tried to make for his case when he went to visit canada but canada it does not accept our case. now have a case against canada also. we tried to open a case for him with pakistan, now in london. we tried to open a case against him. but also me and other people, they understand that what has happened for us and guantanamo does not mean all americans are like...
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united states is a party to the geneva conventions of 1949. the original geneva conventions at the traditional laws of war were radically altered in 1977 by the addition of additional protocol one to the geneva conventions. protocol one was supported during negotiations by the group of 77, soviet bloc at the time, the speeds, the swiss, many human rights groups, many ngos, nongovernmental organizations including international committee of the red cross. protocol recognized guerrillas and terrorists is operating without uniforms and without clear command structure is this legitimate combatants. they work under the regulation of the conventions. so they change the rules to favor regular horses or conventional forces. two examples. under protocol one, regulars and terrorists are permitted to hide in civilian population with concealed weapons before an attack it at that point consider civilians. at that point they bring their weapons out of fire. they're a legitimate combatant and forces can fire at them. then they jump back in the crowd and that
united states is a party to the geneva conventions of 1949. the original geneva conventions at the traditional laws of war were radically altered in 1977 by the addition of additional protocol one to the geneva conventions. protocol one was supported during negotiations by the group of 77, soviet bloc at the time, the speeds, the swiss, many human rights groups, many ngos, nongovernmental organizations including international committee of the red cross. protocol recognized guerrillas and...
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the solution can only be a diplomatic one and should be based on the agreements reached earlier in geneva they call both sides of the conflict in syria to put their weapons down immediately and simultaneously and begin a political process which should include forming a transitional government is the breaking news also denied reports that he'd allegedly said that such a government may not have a spark for president assad but the biggest. stumbling blocks with me is the refusal of the opposition to compromise in fact they have been saying that they will not take part in any negotiations while president assad remains in power while he himself has been saying he is open for dialogue but is not planning to go anywhere so there is an evident need for the international community to look for new ways to persuade both sides of the conflict to start this political process and put their weapons down when it comes to mr brahimi he says he's not ready to give up and we should expect him to make another visit to damascus the teaching of his can offer you very much. u.s. . moved in the last chapter to t
the solution can only be a diplomatic one and should be based on the agreements reached earlier in geneva they call both sides of the conflict in syria to put their weapons down immediately and simultaneously and begin a political process which should include forming a transitional government is the breaking news also denied reports that he'd allegedly said that such a government may not have a spark for president assad but the biggest. stumbling blocks with me is the refusal of the opposition...
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well as long i think that after the brahimi initiative russian brahimi initiative geneva initiative i think that any bloodshed that is only going in syria is now on the hands of the position because the syrian government have clearly indicated that he is willing to any kind of political settlement at the moment so the opposition is the party who is. refusing any negotiation with the government refusing any sitting to the table negotiating table negotiating a peace settlement there is some opposition which are rational of positions such as . the man on the hasan abdel aziz and so on but these people are not the people who are you know have any role of military power who are fighting in syria so i think if this situation continues yes the escalation will go on and tell of sixty thousand that announced by you and today will go on and on and on. i don't we. i think that everybody would be against any more killing in syria because the death toll is too much and it's from all parties it's from the government and from the opposition and now heavily armed opposition because the government is
well as long i think that after the brahimi initiative russian brahimi initiative geneva initiative i think that any bloodshed that is only going in syria is now on the hands of the position because the syrian government have clearly indicated that he is willing to any kind of political settlement at the moment so the opposition is the party who is. refusing any negotiation with the government refusing any sitting to the table negotiating table negotiating a peace settlement there is some...
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in geneva efficiently looking for ways to end the almost two years of bloodshed and he cannot follow those talks. the violence in syria before too long and a solution is needed fast but according to international envoy on syria lakhdar brahimi met with russia's deputy foreign minister and the u.s. deputy secretary of state the solution could only be a diplomatic one and based on the agreements reached in geneva they called both sides of the conflict to put their weapons down immediately and simultaneously begin a political process including forming a transitional government one of the biggest stumbling blocks remains the refusal of the opposition to compromise in fact they have been saying that they will not take part in any negotiations while president assad remains in power while he himself has been saying he's open for dialogue but is not planning to go anywhere so there is an evident need for the international community to look for new ways to persuade both sides of the scaffold to stop the fighting and start this political process and when it comes to. he said he's not giving up
in geneva efficiently looking for ways to end the almost two years of bloodshed and he cannot follow those talks. the violence in syria before too long and a solution is needed fast but according to international envoy on syria lakhdar brahimi met with russia's deputy foreign minister and the u.s. deputy secretary of state the solution could only be a diplomatic one and based on the agreements reached in geneva they called both sides of the conflict to put their weapons down immediately and...
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are now meeting with the united nations peace envoy lakhdar brahimi in geneva the main goal is to try and find a political solution to the country's crisis and almost two years of bloodshed is you've got a piece going up has more. barbara hume is once again stressed that the only possible peaceful solution to the conflict in syria should be based on the agreements reached by world powers last summer in geneva which call on both sides to simultaneously and immediately put their weapons down start a political process which includes forming a transitional government but the biggest stumbling blocks at the moment are first of all the feet of president assad the opposition wants him gone mr brahimi has been reported saying that there may be no place in this transitional government for him assad himself has been saying he's ready for dialogue with the opposition but he's not going anywhere and the second biggest stumbling block is the rebels the refusal to compromise in fact they have been saying that they are not going to take part in any negotiations while president assad remains in power
are now meeting with the united nations peace envoy lakhdar brahimi in geneva the main goal is to try and find a political solution to the country's crisis and almost two years of bloodshed is you've got a piece going up has more. barbara hume is once again stressed that the only possible peaceful solution to the conflict in syria should be based on the agreements reached by world powers last summer in geneva which call on both sides to simultaneously and immediately put their weapons down...
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or state operating bases or any policies and the saturday before we left we were actually told the geneva convention would not be held with in effect and no literally we'll be right in the book and as we went in these were the men that were planned nine eleven had something to do with it or were caught fighting the americans on the battlefield in afghanistan so we were told everybody was guilty before we ever we were left united states while you were told that the geneva conventions don't apply. yes we were told that the day before we left. what did you see firsthand over there that really. you know kind of made it apparent what was really going on what was the turning point for you. there's just there's a lot of abuse that took place where there was from the medics you know. there was a incident where detainee is it and shot no one with a fifty cal on his elbow head grew to two his muscles you know it stretched too far to make him scream i think the incident that really sticks out my mind was is an overbroad what walk where detainee actually got beating being so bad his blood actually st
or state operating bases or any policies and the saturday before we left we were actually told the geneva convention would not be held with in effect and no literally we'll be right in the book and as we went in these were the men that were planned nine eleven had something to do with it or were caught fighting the americans on the battlefield in afghanistan so we were told everybody was guilty before we ever we were left united states while you were told that the geneva conventions don't...
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the reach of the long we came up with these new classification of unlawful enemy combatants so the geneva conventions wouldn't apply well you know colonel that is it's not so much a new distinction because they are irregulars they haven't identified themselves as combatants their organizations haven't signed any treaties or conventions so really news are combatants outside the law and whatever we give them it get mo is basically gratis it's just out of our the kindness of our heart we owe them nothing and we'll call that one time of day a symbol of bad america it is also a symbol of a place where torture was known to have taken place now when president bush was in office and quite a bit of information came out about interrogation tactics used called waterboarding on president obama came into office he made it a priority you know to outline crack outlaw excuse me practices like waterboarding i want to play something that he said really quick. under my administration the united states does not torture. so no torture going on really really interesting and this is timely and i want to bring i
the reach of the long we came up with these new classification of unlawful enemy combatants so the geneva conventions wouldn't apply well you know colonel that is it's not so much a new distinction because they are irregulars they haven't identified themselves as combatants their organizations haven't signed any treaties or conventions so really news are combatants outside the law and whatever we give them it get mo is basically gratis it's just out of our the kindness of our heart we owe them...
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while we were told that the geneva conventions don't apply. yes we were told that they were left. what did you see firsthand over there that really. you know kind of made it apparent what was really going on what was the turning point for you. there's just there's a lot of abuse that took place where there was from the medics you know you know there was a incident where detainees it and shot no one with a fifty cal on his elbow head grew to two his muscles you know it stretched too far to make him scream i think the incident that really sticks out my mind was is an overbroad walk or detainee i actually got beating being so bad his blood actually stay in the concrete floor there at camp x.-ray and they had to rush into the hospital there at guantanamo and since sr all this happened the detainee has been out he's been cleared of all charges but still to this day yes leader in effects of physical effects from that from that assault or from the abuse that took place that day but that one is really what made me start think what was going there was wrong so from there on mean a couple o
while we were told that the geneva conventions don't apply. yes we were told that they were left. what did you see firsthand over there that really. you know kind of made it apparent what was really going on what was the turning point for you. there's just there's a lot of abuse that took place where there was from the medics you know you know there was a incident where detainees it and shot no one with a fifty cal on his elbow head grew to two his muscles you know it stretched too far to make...
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this is geneva, illinois. this is a community that has been under construction for a long period of time. after taking a breather, they are booming again. i want to put those homebuilding stocks up. companies like pulled the call 174%. the etf is up. it is a booming time for the stocks. >> we have had a really strong november, december and now, surprisingly, january. >> you are in a tough market. chicago and new york, those two metros are very difficult markets. >> we keep a large variety of inventory. we have about 15, 16 inventory homes at all-time. jeff: take me through this. this is called an inventory home. you are building this on spec. you are not worried, why? our buyers are waiting to sell their homes to buy a new home. once that happens, they need a place to go right away. thirty days, 60 days or 90 days. jeff: they must see the boss on the scene here. everyone is cleaning up. there you go. positive, positive news in the homebuilding sector. ashley: it is all very positive. jeff flock in geneva, illi
this is geneva, illinois. this is a community that has been under construction for a long period of time. after taking a breather, they are booming again. i want to put those homebuilding stocks up. companies like pulled the call 174%. the etf is up. it is a booming time for the stocks. >> we have had a really strong november, december and now, surprisingly, january. >> you are in a tough market. chicago and new york, those two metros are very difficult markets. >> we keep a...
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that transfix applied, setting up a parallel geneva convention puts based on the tran six. it won't be given up lightly by people but power and responsibility. the ndaa provisions to expand so that different neroli conger al qaeda and taliban, that expanded to whoever the president decides is the enemy. it's very troubling. or put in a position where we can argue we've reached the end, but the last 11 years have shown there's a lot of institutional push for the end. >> gentleman over here. >> german embassy. i have a question, and the hypothetical or theoretical, but what would happen if president obama would decide tomorrow, i close one time though. what would have been done? could anyone, or could congress block it? if you would make this decision tomorrow. >> well, there are practical problems now with where people can go, so it takes work to get it so you can empty the people at one time though. you need to open it up so people can come to the united states, certain of them certainly did make it easier for them to go to their country. i go back to the lincoln thing. lin
that transfix applied, setting up a parallel geneva convention puts based on the tran six. it won't be given up lightly by people but power and responsibility. the ndaa provisions to expand so that different neroli conger al qaeda and taliban, that expanded to whoever the president decides is the enemy. it's very troubling. or put in a position where we can argue we've reached the end, but the last 11 years have shown there's a lot of institutional push for the end. >> gentleman over...
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it is arguable that article 36 of the geneva convention might be used for certain kinds of enhanced war fighters. there goes my magic orange sling shot but butt exploder. imogen, thoughts? >> like it ever stopped the pentagon before. that's why they couldn't dot petition thing. >> it is called 12/11, baby. >> next? >> dan, what lessons if any can we learn from the movie "universal soldier." >> that lungrin and john claude van dam can have one hell of a fight scene at the end. i was genetic clear engineered to be meed yolker. >> that keeps you off the battlefield which is amazing. >> the i don't know stuff. >> isn't this a violation of our rights? >> this is the stupidest thing i have ever heard. i love the academic who started with the weasel word, arguable. 24r* are a lot of things arguable. >> there is an addition to the geneva convention that said extraordinary -- it was inhumane weapons. i don't know what is inhumane about an exoskeleten. >> all is fair in love and war which is why i wear an exoskeleten. >> he needs to learn his history. we will go back to world war ii. he was the f
it is arguable that article 36 of the geneva convention might be used for certain kinds of enhanced war fighters. there goes my magic orange sling shot but butt exploder. imogen, thoughts? >> like it ever stopped the pentagon before. that's why they couldn't dot petition thing. >> it is called 12/11, baby. >> next? >> dan, what lessons if any can we learn from the movie "universal soldier." >> that lungrin and john claude van dam can have one hell of a...
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this morning not far from geneva avenue. alex savage has more on what happened. good morning, alex. >> reporter: a man came up to me and told me the two victims were his brother and his cousin. he was too distraught to talk on camera but he said his brother had two young sons and did not deserve to die. the gunman opened fire here at middle street, which was just after midnight. whom saids looked for witnesses. they rushed -- homicides looked for witnesses. the injuries are not considered life-threatening. the man who died in the shooting, 43 years old, the man who was wounded is 34. now police say the man ran away and is either white or hispanic. san francisco police are still trying to find that gunman and by the way this is the third here in san francisco. >>> well preparations are well underway in washington d.c. for president barack obama's second inauguration ceremony just hours away. torii campbell is covering the ceremony, torii, it looks a little chilly out there, how does it look? >> reporter: yes, it it is a little chilly wait a few and you can see we
this morning not far from geneva avenue. alex savage has more on what happened. good morning, alex. >> reporter: a man came up to me and told me the two victims were his brother and his cousin. he was too distraught to talk on camera but he said his brother had two young sons and did not deserve to die. the gunman opened fire here at middle street, which was just after midnight. whom saids looked for witnesses. they rushed -- homicides looked for witnesses. the injuries are not considered...
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in a moment, our report on an auction taking place in geneva of -- tunisia. >> first, a look at some other stories making news. >> new clashes have been reported around the syrian capital of damascus. this video is said to show fighting in a suburb. the army claims to have taken it from rebels. about 50 countries are calling for perpetrators of war crimes committed in syria to be held accountable by the international criminal court in the hague. >> the un's human rights chief, navi pillay, once an international investigation into human rights abuses in north korea. she says there is evidence of rape and a slave laborer at prison camps. she says there has been no improvement since kim jong un took power. >> at least 30 homes have been destroyed in new south wales in australia as searing heat continues to stock wild fires across the east of the country. austrian authorities described the blaze as the most ferocious they have seen in years. the country's top observatory escaped without any major damage. >> thousands of two nations have joined protests against the government -- of tunisi
in a moment, our report on an auction taking place in geneva of -- tunisia. >> first, a look at some other stories making news. >> new clashes have been reported around the syrian capital of damascus. this video is said to show fighting in a suburb. the army claims to have taken it from rebels. about 50 countries are calling for perpetrators of war crimes committed in syria to be held accountable by the international criminal court in the hague. >> the un's human rights chief,...
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treated the japanese in accord with the geneva convention hopefully that would lead to better treatment of americans. the difficulty of early on they wanted to commit suicide for the very reason i mentioned earlier they thought the
treated the japanese in accord with the geneva convention hopefully that would lead to better treatment of americans. the difficulty of early on they wanted to commit suicide for the very reason i mentioned earlier they thought the
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in a moment, our report on an auction taking place in geneva of -- tunisia. >> first, a look at some other stories making news. >> new clashes have been reported around the syrian capital of damascus. this video is said to show fighting in a suburb. the army claims to have taken it from rebels. about 50 countries are calling for perpetrators of war crimes committed in syria to be held accountable by the international criminal court in the hague. >> the un's human rights chief, navi pillay, once an international investigation into human rights abuses in north korea. she says there is evidence of rape and a slave laborer at prison camps. she says there has been no improvement since kim jong un took power. >> at least 30 homes have been destroyed in new south wales in australia as searing heat continues to stock wild fires across the east of the country. austrian authorities described the blaze as the most ferocious they have seen in years. the country's top observatory escaped without any major damage. >> thousands of two nations have joined protests against the government -- of tunisi
in a moment, our report on an auction taking place in geneva of -- tunisia. >> first, a look at some other stories making news. >> new clashes have been reported around the syrian capital of damascus. this video is said to show fighting in a suburb. the army claims to have taken it from rebels. about 50 countries are calling for perpetrators of war crimes committed in syria to be held accountable by the international criminal court in the hague. >> the un's human rights chief,...
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american and russian diplomats meeting in geneva for five hours. the only thing they could agree on is talking some more. when it came time for the u.s. special envoy to the region to address reporters, all he could do was expressed sympathy for syria. >> we are all very deeply aware of the immense suffering of the syrian people. it has gone on for far too long. we all stressed the need for a speedy end to the bloodshed, to the destruction, and also the violence in syria. we stress again that, in our view, there was no military solution to this conflict. >> the suffering of the people continues inside the country. video uploaded by activists accuse -- apparently shows the government shelling a village. al jazeera cannot confirm this. more under allied video from outside of the northern city shows a government attack where rebel forces are blocking an oilfield. the government dropped phosphorus bombs. the rebel group has won a major victory in the idlib province. fighters taking over the base. >> loading up their winnings after taking syria's larges
american and russian diplomats meeting in geneva for five hours. the only thing they could agree on is talking some more. when it came time for the u.s. special envoy to the region to address reporters, all he could do was expressed sympathy for syria. >> we are all very deeply aware of the immense suffering of the syrian people. it has gone on for far too long. we all stressed the need for a speedy end to the bloodshed, to the destruction, and also the violence in syria. we stress again...
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the geneva convention to withdraw the u.s. troops would definitely signify. but the problem is when the supreme court decisions were made, the judges after the geneva convention, setting up a parallel based on the aumf. that's what we've seen in the nba provision to try to expand and doesn't narrowly cover. it's whoever the president decides is the enemy. it's very troubling. but in a position where we argue we've reached the end, but there's a lot of institutional push to run with. >> this gentleman over here. >> i have a question, maybe hypothetical or theoretical, for what would happen if president obama would decide tomorrow, i close down guantÁnamo. he has commander-in-chief, if he would do this, what happened then? could anyone, or to congress bucket or what would have been if he would make this decision tomorrow? >> well, there are practical problems now with wicked people can go. so it takes work to get it so you can empty people at guantÁnamo. you need to open it up so people can come to the united states and make it easier for them to go to countr
the geneva convention to withdraw the u.s. troops would definitely signify. but the problem is when the supreme court decisions were made, the judges after the geneva convention, setting up a parallel based on the aumf. that's what we've seen in the nba provision to try to expand and doesn't narrowly cover. it's whoever the president decides is the enemy. it's very troubling. but in a position where we argue we've reached the end, but there's a lot of institutional push to run with. >>...
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the crossfire in nineteen fifty three in geneva. conference and immediately after the piece reduces your future and i just started but that's the time it was the experiment on the theory on this tabletop device just smaller device and it was a dream. in the past but to know what the. future energy we are trying to demonstrate by the time the experiment of someone nuclear fusion. parties we are trying to demonstrate its future is not a dream. but really come with a target but can people be afraid of that reality can be they be afraid when they hear the word experiment with nuclear power they say we don't want to be a part of that experiment. does this happen. for the human show. that. some felt that it had too small a block for is made. and. prince to the best of his time. most beautiful full made up people say he called and we see square so. you can a few journey is the the action to write. like hydrogen i sort of shoes and become head you and in this case according to the einstein's of all and we call. equal mc square the mass and
the crossfire in nineteen fifty three in geneva. conference and immediately after the piece reduces your future and i just started but that's the time it was the experiment on the theory on this tabletop device just smaller device and it was a dream. in the past but to know what the. future energy we are trying to demonstrate by the time the experiment of someone nuclear fusion. parties we are trying to demonstrate its future is not a dream. but really come with a target but can people be...
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. >> 66-year-old george moved to switzerland 20 years ago to set up a software company in geneva. he made over 200 million euros. now, many of his fellow greeks are looking to follow in his footsteps, and he can see why -- not only does he love the beautiful swiss countryside and the country's efficiency, he also appreciates its low rate of taxation. >> it is not illegal, but morally unacceptable that in some comfort -- countries, you have to pay 50% tax. anybody who wants to have a good quality life -- i find it proper no more. it has to do with tax. >> tax regulation is especially business friendly, which is why thousands of businesses are headquartered, at least on paper, here. a growing number of greek businesses are here as well. christoph knows why. he has just helped a company set up business. in switzerland, the corporate tax rate is just 5%, compared to 20% in greece. he shows colleagues how he said it up. tax breaks are one of several factors that make switzerland highly attractive to businesses. >> if you base your business here, you are in good company, international c
. >> 66-year-old george moved to switzerland 20 years ago to set up a software company in geneva. he made over 200 million euros. now, many of his fellow greeks are looking to follow in his footsteps, and he can see why -- not only does he love the beautiful swiss countryside and the country's efficiency, he also appreciates its low rate of taxation. >> it is not illegal, but morally unacceptable that in some comfort -- countries, you have to pay 50% tax. anybody who wants to have a...
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as tony guida reports diplomats will gather there geneva this week to negotiate a treaty aimed at reducing the mercury threat. >> reporter: he always considered himself as-- until one day something went very wrong. >> i felt like i was going to fall over when i was running. i was out of breath, balance really went to balance. >> reporter: gelfond who is the c.e.o. of the movie company i max consulted doctors on both coasts. they had no answers. he was worried. >> you know, was it something like ms and it got to a point where i really couldn't cross the street. i had to hold my wife's hand. >> reporter: many tests later a neurologist asked him if he ate a lot of fish, he did. twice a day. diagnosis, mercury poisoning. >> i thought i was doing something good for my body. and it turned out i was doing something really bad for my body. >> reporter: eating fish fish is the principal way people get mercury.song tuna and swordfish contain the most mercury which permanently can damage the brain and kidney. because it is global, no country alone can rid its food supply of contamination. >> 75% of t
as tony guida reports diplomats will gather there geneva this week to negotiate a treaty aimed at reducing the mercury threat. >> reporter: he always considered himself as-- until one day something went very wrong. >> i felt like i was going to fall over when i was running. i was out of breath, balance really went to balance. >> reporter: gelfond who is the c.e.o. of the movie company i max consulted doctors on both coasts. they had no answers. he was worried. >> you...
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we go now to geneva and the director of the polio eradication program. jeffrey, thank you for talking to us. it would seem with hindsight that it was a very bad decision to carry on the immunization program. >> first of all, i think we should be very clear that this is not only about polio vaccinations, this is a much broader fundamental question of delivery of basic health and civic services to the children and families of pakistan. >> but whenever it was for -- >> we cannot allow a group that has intentions to disrupt social services to prevent vaccination or other health services of children. if the provincial governments have taken the strong decision, they will continue the vaccination of the health in the country. >> sorry, a slight difficulty there, i was trying to get to the point that will almost whatever the reason behind the killings, the fact is, they are happening. your response to the government decision to say keep going ahead with it? we almost know that they're going to be more attacks. >> it actually depends on the level of local prepar
we go now to geneva and the director of the polio eradication program. jeffrey, thank you for talking to us. it would seem with hindsight that it was a very bad decision to carry on the immunization program. >> first of all, i think we should be very clear that this is not only about polio vaccinations, this is a much broader fundamental question of delivery of basic health and civic services to the children and families of pakistan. >> but whenever it was for -- >> we cannot...
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we have heard statements coming out of geneva, the world food program, which said it is facing difficulties of providing food assistance and aid to all internally displaced inside of syria, and that is due to access rather than shortages. the food program has had trouble accessing its shipment and has pulled out on essential staff. that has limited its abilities, where now it is relying on the only local partner it has, to deliver aid, and even that group has been targeted and has limited capabilities at this time. >> the chief spokeswoman for the world food program explains why agencies are having such a problem reaching people. >> the hard thing is often in some of the areas where there is a lot of fighting our trucks cannot go. sometimes the roads are closed. sometimes trucks are scared to go into certain areas, so in security is our real issue. access to certain areas is a real issue, but the biggest problem we are facing is we cannot scale up more than one- and-a-half million people we are reaching at the moment, because our partners are doing the best they can. they are doing amazing
we have heard statements coming out of geneva, the world food program, which said it is facing difficulties of providing food assistance and aid to all internally displaced inside of syria, and that is due to access rather than shortages. the food program has had trouble accessing its shipment and has pulled out on essential staff. that has limited its abilities, where now it is relying on the only local partner it has, to deliver aid, and even that group has been targeted and has limited...
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to geneva. is there any more that has emerged about the gun man and his victims since that news conference? >> as you said in your introduction, three women have died, two men were seriously injured, and they are in hospital. the gunman, too, is in hospital. he was shot by police when they arrived at the scene. they could not even get to the get thece -- ambulances in to intervene. we know he had psychiatric problems. we know he had a gun confiscated in the past, but he had two weapons yesterday evening, one a rather outdated swiss army rifle. this is a country where gun ownership is very common and the gun rules are very liberal. how did somebody who had -- was registered as having psychiatric problems come into the possession of two more weapons? >> there is some speculation about the relationship between him and his victims, the suggestion that he had links or was related to some of them. >> that is speculation at the moment. he knew all of the victims. whether they were family members or not
to geneva. is there any more that has emerged about the gun man and his victims since that news conference? >> as you said in your introduction, three women have died, two men were seriously injured, and they are in hospital. the gunman, too, is in hospital. he was shot by police when they arrived at the scene. they could not even get to the get thece -- ambulances in to intervene. we know he had psychiatric problems. we know he had a gun confiscated in the past, but he had two weapons...
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treated the japanese prisoners in accord with the geneva convention hoping that would lead to better treatment of americans. the biggest difficulty with japanese prisoners was that early on they wanted to commit suicide. for the very reasons that i mentioned earlier. they thought being captured was dishonorable and begged the americans to let them commit suicide. finally the treatment they receive for the
treated the japanese prisoners in accord with the geneva convention hoping that would lead to better treatment of americans. the biggest difficulty with japanese prisoners was that early on they wanted to commit suicide. for the very reasons that i mentioned earlier. they thought being captured was dishonorable and begged the americans to let them commit suicide. finally the treatment they receive for the
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police say the shooting happened on naples street just off geneva avenue in the crocker amazon neighborhood. a 43-year-old man died at the scene. a second man was taken to the hospital with what's being called not life threatening injuries. the suspected shooter was seen running away from the scene. this is the city's third homicide of the year. >>> firefighters in san francisco searching for the cause of a two-alarm fire at an apartment building. firefighters say this one started in a three-story apartment building on 19th and california in the city's richmond district. you can see the flames and smoke billowing out of there through the roof. it took crews 45 minutes to finally knock this fire down. we're happy to report no one was hurt but nine people have not yet been allowed to return to their homes. >>> in south san francisco, police and fire investigators examining a suspicious fire at city hall overnight. witnesses say two dumpster fires were reported near one of the buildings in the city hall complex. one of the fires burned a fence. the other caused damage to an outbuilding used by
police say the shooting happened on naples street just off geneva avenue in the crocker amazon neighborhood. a 43-year-old man died at the scene. a second man was taken to the hospital with what's being called not life threatening injuries. the suspected shooter was seen running away from the scene. this is the city's third homicide of the year. >>> firefighters in san francisco searching for the cause of a two-alarm fire at an apartment building. firefighters say this one started in a...
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we have forged that completely, the geneva convention. the fact that people are supposed to be held until a certain time. >> combat troops. >> yes, but the problem is when the supreme court decisions were made, the judges echoed the geneva convention by saying it also applied until the end of activities, setting up a parallel geneva convention. aumf will not be given up likely for people. this is some of the problems we have seen. it did not want to narrowly cover just the al qaeda and taliban but could be expanded for whoever the president decides is the enemy. it's troubling. we would be put in a position that we can argue we've reached the end. the last 11 years have shown there's a lot of institutional push for this war to be over with. >> the gentleman over here. >> i'm from the german embassy. my name is joseph. i have a question that may be hypothetical. what would happen if president obama would decide tomorrow to close down guantanamo. he as commander-in-chief, if he would do this, what would happen? could congress or anyone bloc
we have forged that completely, the geneva convention. the fact that people are supposed to be held until a certain time. >> combat troops. >> yes, but the problem is when the supreme court decisions were made, the judges echoed the geneva convention by saying it also applied until the end of activities, setting up a parallel geneva convention. aumf will not be given up likely for people. this is some of the problems we have seen. it did not want to narrowly cover just the al qaeda...
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the united nations human rights council meeting in geneva called israel's settlement building creeping annexation and called on the country to stop the practice and remove all jewish settlers from the west bank. israel is boycotting the meeting as it accuses the council of bias. joining us now for more on these stories is our middle east correspondent. can the region afford a new conflict between syria and israel first of all? >> certainly not. the whole region is in turmoil, weather we look at nigeria, mali, egypt -- whether we look at nigeria, mali, egypt. this was really meant as a warning shot against syria, but then again, the region is very volatile. you do not know how people react. i think this is also a message by israel to iran indicating that israel is not willing to accept any deals. >> is that why israel has attacked? >> there is no knowledge of why exactly israel attacked last night rather than a week ago or a week later. i think the new government in the making wants to make clear that they will continue policies towards the region, and it is a clear message towards iran
the united nations human rights council meeting in geneva called israel's settlement building creeping annexation and called on the country to stop the practice and remove all jewish settlers from the west bank. israel is boycotting the meeting as it accuses the council of bias. joining us now for more on these stories is our middle east correspondent. can the region afford a new conflict between syria and israel first of all? >> certainly not. the whole region is in turmoil, weather we...
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because then they wouldn't be subject to the geneva conventions and to international law and humanitarian law which in their twisted thinking they said existed only within the u.s. so the idea of holding prisoners around the world in secret detention was they were there for again according to this twisted logic and new to any international law human rights law or conventions that the u.s. had signed. twenty people have reportedly been killed in a plane crash in conflicts down a plane carrying five crew and fifteen passengers went down near the city of buddy in the country's south after one pm local time reports say there are no survivors the challenger two hundred operated by a cause that company's got was performing an internal fight and crashed while trying to land in harsh weather conditions the company says it will reveal the cause of the crash after the flight recorders are recovered rescue and investigators are working at the scene. twenty minutes past the hour here in moscow let's take a look around the globe at some world news in brief for you now are a suicide bomber has blown hi
because then they wouldn't be subject to the geneva conventions and to international law and humanitarian law which in their twisted thinking they said existed only within the u.s. so the idea of holding prisoners around the world in secret detention was they were there for again according to this twisted logic and new to any international law human rights law or conventions that the u.s. had signed. twenty people have reportedly been killed in a plane crash in conflicts down a plane carrying...
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because then they wouldn't be subject to the geneva conventions to international law and humanitarian law reports suggest such prisons were in existence from two thousand and two basically not long after the events of nine eleven the u.s. government denied the existence of these prisons until two thousand and six now the only country in europe which has acknowledged the presence of a secret cia facility on its territory is the through anywhere and if you were to look at it you will you will see something almost a deliberate site except for the imposing fences surrounding it likewise a suspected secret prison in poland is believed to be located here apparently in one of the most beautiful spots in the country according to various reports mostly from journalists or human rights organizations so-called high value detainees were flown in by the cia for interrogation at these polish facilities. i managed to get records from the airport in germany where it's clear that they have learned an aircraft used by the cia very important evidence because until then everyone denied these landings and
because then they wouldn't be subject to the geneva conventions to international law and humanitarian law reports suggest such prisons were in existence from two thousand and two basically not long after the events of nine eleven the u.s. government denied the existence of these prisons until two thousand and six now the only country in europe which has acknowledged the presence of a secret cia facility on its territory is the through anywhere and if you were to look at it you will you will see...
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extremists connected deter groups like al qaida we're convinced the solution lies in following the geneva agreements without any preconditions because preconditions will make it impossible to start a dialogue it's necessary to force all sides including the opposition that's now refusing the talks to come to the negotiating table. meanwhile on the ground rebels have invaded the largest military air base in the north while syrian military warplanes have bombed the damascus suburbs forcing the opposition out of the strategic western experts stated that the syrian government might be storing up to fifty tons of raw uranium enough to build five nuclear bombs fears are mounting that the arsenal could fall into the wrong hands however political analyst says that the west isn't drawing a full picture of the conflict. there's a lot of noise about it there was a bombing in two thousand and seven the israeli jets bombed the site in syria claiming that it is a nuclear site there was no indication yes the i.a.e.a. visited the site the i.a.e.a. said that there were traces of fuel rain of depleted urani
extremists connected deter groups like al qaida we're convinced the solution lies in following the geneva agreements without any preconditions because preconditions will make it impossible to start a dialogue it's necessary to force all sides including the opposition that's now refusing the talks to come to the negotiating table. meanwhile on the ground rebels have invaded the largest military air base in the north while syrian military warplanes have bombed the damascus suburbs forcing the...